Here is the Canadian High Commissions response:”We checked with the Ghana Immigration Section and they confirmed that a letter of invitation is not required for tourists. For other types of visas (workers, volunteers, etc), different rules apply. There do not appear to be any new requirements.”

and my comment following Kira’s on the LP Thorn Tree Travel Forum site:

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I am the Canadian in Ghana who “unfortunately is mounting a campaign against the visa situation” …I contacted the Canadian High Commission here in Ghana and this is their reply, “We checked with the Ghana Immigration Section and they confirmed that a letter of invitation is not required for tourists. For other types of visas (workers, volunteers, etc), different rules apply. There do not appear to be any new requirements”
I googled Ghana visa requirements and it states (Ghana Embassy Washington DC, USA) “An application for an official, business and student visa shall be submitted together with a letter of invitation from the principals in Ghana and or in U.S.A.”

THIS REPRESENTS A CHANGE!

However, the change regarding letters of invitation has not been made on the Ghanaian High Commission’s website in Ottawa. The SCRAP SHORT TERM TOURIST VISAS TO GHANA campaign will inform the Ghanaian Minister of Foreign Affairs with whom we are in communication.

AKWAABA/WELCOME:
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